regional connections is an ongoing effort to analyze and explain the structure performance of portland metropolitan economy sponsored by state university s institute for studies funding this project has been provided in part lottery funds from mt hood economic alliance rural initiatives program multnomah washington counties oregon association nurserymen work products include a technical report progress region 1990s briefings on series working papers summarizing industry clusters including high technology metals creative services nursery more information about contact ethan seltzer at 503 725 5170 or visit our website www upa pdx edu ims regcon regecon html cluster joseph cortright impresa john provo june 2000 executive summary important contributor health area past decade businesses consists than 1 000 mostly small locally owned
